Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Robert D. Tanchuk

Name: Robert D. Tanchuk
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 02/02/2005
Location: Highland Avenue and East Sheridan Avenue
New Castle, Pennsylvania, 16105
County: Lawrence
Agency: Pennsylvania State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Robert D. Tanchuk, 33, was riding on an unregistered Kawasaki off-road motorcycle in New Castle, police said. When troopers attempted to pull Tanchuk over, he fled, and troopers lost sight of him. A short time later, Tanchuk hit a parked car and was killed by the impact.
Unique ID: 19860

News article: Link






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